Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-16
WHAT IS INSTINCT!

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snimsls show instinct when they that can
s.v. h.d NO means Of learning anything
.nous defense or death (; and chickens that
h.ve neyer seen mother know how to hatch
s~cs and care for Young.
That which We call instinct IL process of
oause and effect as simple as sneeziug, and
according to MIR. James the nervous system
of a cat contains an org anizsd system of re-
sction. the sipht of A mouse causes the cat
to pursue without further thought and the
eclipse of the moon by boot lack makes him
scream with delight Mr.. james insists that
mutual depepdencs rules in all nature and
that every instinct Is an impulse brouA bit
into action by some occurrences " hich might
have been expected in the life OF tho animal.
| The process is the same as In sneezing, cough.
| ing, blushipg, smiling aud the only answer
| given or needed is that each animal follows
| iu natural impulse. "why do We smile
| when pleased and not scowl? Why are we
unable to talk to q crowd rs to Q single
| friend9 Why does Q particular maiden turn
our wits % upside down? OF course We
emile. of course We are disturbed by crowd,
| of course we love the maiden, that beautiful
soul clad in that perfect form, 80 palpably
and flserantly made from all eternity to bt
l lovedr' And 40 to the lion 1t Is the
| lionesa "and to the hen the notion woult
| proh.biv seem monstrous that ther,
| should bs a creature in the world to whom
| neatinl of epys vss no, the utterly fascinst
inc and precious and never to- be- too M uch
, | s.t.upon object which II is to her." In
.tincts of lover animals only seem myster
| ion. ba,au.e thew are NOT our own and maj
b.s more impulses than any lower animal
bu, owing 70 his memory and reflection b.
; acquires = foresight of the result after one
I visidinp to the instinct
, Instinct i, often suppressed by circun
stances or habit as the instinct OF very youn
animals To attach themselves to men, whic
| does not appear II they do not see man i
! the f,r.t davs ot life. A prahma hen nurse
: a youno pescock for eighteen months An
q never laid auy eggs during this time, b,
.hoved great pride In the wonderful chicken
uManv instincts ripen and then fac
.v.v.n In support of this he cites the ca
II u suppoIs y. .u's NO ~ 60 ~,
- 1 NJ n SCOtCh terrier born on tue uOOE Oh
n .tab,e In December and taken when 9
. weeks old to carpeted house. When TO
70 months old the pup made all the motions
- p burying thinga He scratched the carr
n with his fore feet, dropped the object fro
Of his mouth upon the spot ana then scrs'cn ,a.
m all about It, and finally went away ana iet
IA lia" This he did four or hye times, '"
- !. never again in his life The conditions We
y not present 70 nN haou whicn couid !,
.. when the prompting instinct died away. u
!, suppose meat instead OF . glove,earth inste
- OF . carpet ana munger instead OF Ire
~ supper few hours later, and 1t Is easy
see how the haoit OF ourylnS supeinu
food might have been formed"
- He quotes the following from DR.. d.
Schmidt OF New ordeans.
~. ~ "1n the autumn squirrels bury nuts sep
l" ately in the ground. Holding the
firmly between their teeth, they first scra
q. hole In the ground, and after pointing th